AMERICAN LEGION INSTALLATION

HOMER RUSSELL SMITH 

POST 587 - FULTON, NY

Officers for the 2015-2016 American Legion year were installed on Monday, September 14th at the post on Oneida Street.

Post Commander John Young was re-installed 

for another year at the helm. 

Seated at the right in the above photo is John McGraw who is the senior Oswego County Commander from the year 1958 and he continues to be active in his post.

Past District Commander Delos Rowlee gave the 

new officers their oath of office.

NEW YORK COMMANDER VISITS

Sunday October 4, 2015

JAMES V. YERMAS

a Vietnam War Army Veteran

 

His focus for the year is Membership, “bringing more of the Vietnam Vets into the Legion and highlighting American Legion Riders.”

Department Commander James V. Yermas has selected Operation Comfort Warrior and the Legacy Scholarship Fund as his projects for the year. OCW provides comfort and rehabilitative items for wounded warriors. (100 perent of donations go directly to helping wounded warriors; the American Legion picks up the tab for administrative costs.) The Legacy Fund provides scholarships for children of fallen servicemen and servicewomen.

 The visitation of the Department of New York officers will be held in Oswego County on Sunday, October 4, 2015.

A roast beef dinner with all the trimmings will be served at Fuller-Taylor Post 915, Central Square at 3:00 PM

Cost of the meal is $16.00 per person, Only 100 tickets!

Meet and Greet will be at 2:00 PM with cocktails available.

Traveling with the commander will be the department president of the American Legion Auxiliary Janet Mahoney

 and Sons of the American Legion Commander 

Joe SantaCroce. 

 

5th DISTRICT LEGION AUXILIARY CONFERENCE

The 5th District American Legion Auxiliary, Department of NY, will hold their Fall Conference on Tuesday, October 27th at General Pulaski American Legion Post 1650, 1604 Burnet Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13206.

Department President JANET MAHONEY, Dept. 1st Vice President DEBORAH KRYCZKOWSKI, Dept. 2nd Vice President PATRICIA HENNESSY and Dept. 3rd Vice President MARIE MOCK will attend.

All County and Unit Presidents, Membership Chairmen, VA & R Chairmen, Children and Youth Chairmen, secretaries and treasurers should attend with their expenses paid. ALL MEMBERS ARE WELCOME and encouraged to attend. Plan of action books will be distributed to County Presidents. 

There will be raffles for 50/50, and gifts/baskets. Also Department lottery calendars will be available.

 
Registration: 8:30 AM Coffee and doughnuts will be available (for donation please)

Session: Begins promptly at 10:00 AM        Lunch: 12:00 PM

MENU: Tossed salad, baked chicken, potato salad, green beans, corn bread, rolls w/butter, pumpkin cake, coffee and tea

COST is $18.00 per person, which includes registration and lunch. Any Auxiliary member not attending luinch will send a $3/00 registration fee.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: October 16, 2015. No refunds will be granted after this date! Make check payable to: 5th District ALA, include names of members attending along with Unit name, number and county..

Mail to: MARGOT O'NEIL, 1614 Hawley Ave., Syracuse, NY 13206. 
    Phone (315)472-3885